The 2021 iPad Pro 12.9-inch will work with your old Magic Keyboard (kinda)

The latest Apple 12.9 inch iPad Pro, in fact, worked with a longer magical keyboard case, the company had quietly confirmed, although his experience might not be seclick with the previous tablet version, thinner. The 2021 iPad Pro switches to a mini-led panel for a 12.9-inch display, in the process of up 0.5mm thickness compared to its predecessor 2020.

It might not sound very, but it was enough to seem to leave the owner of the magical keyboard that was in an unexpected situation – and frustrated. In the 2021 iPad Pro would not, in fact, it worked with old keyboard cases, suggested, because it was not suitable.

Instead, it seems, the new 12.9-inch iPad Pro buyer must buy a new magical keyboard too. It will be compatible with a longer model of the tablet, yes, but still an additional $ 349 above $ 1,099 the initial price of the new tablet itself. Not surprisingly the news was filled with frustration from the owner of the pro iPad

But now it seems like the advice is a little changed. Apple support documents are updated – visible by Chris Ball, The Verge Reports – now confirm that the original generation magical keyboard (A1998) is actually “functionally compatible” with a new iPad Pro 12.9 inches (5th generation) with a liquid retina. XDR display. “Because the dimensions are slightly thicker than this new iPad Pro,” the document adds, “It might be a magical keyboard may not be suitable when it is closed, especially when the screen protector is applied.”

This is a reminder of how tight tolerance we are talking about here. 2020 iPad Pro 12.9 inches thick 5.9 mm, while iPad Pro 2021 12.9 inches thick 6.4 mm. The size for the latest 2021 version of the 11-inch iPad Pro has not changed, but: while the tablet gets the same Apple M1 chipset upgrade with a larger colleague, it sticks with the same screen technology.

Launched last year, the magic keyboard borrows the same main technology as the MacBook Pro line-up. But using a new hinge design, which can increase the iPad Pro when used. This also includes a multi-touch trackpad.

Preorders for the new iPad Pro starts tomorrow, April 30, although the tablet is not expected to send until the second half of May. It will be possible – or, right in front of the point, assuming the usual Apple review program – when we know exactly how tight the match we talk here, and how frustrated might add day to day.